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Electroplating

Asterion Video On Interpreting Hull Cell Panels

In its second of three videos on Hull Cell Testing, Asterion reviews the interpretation of the results of a variety of plating baths.

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Electroplating

Columbia Chemical Gains Approvals As Preferred Supplier For Zinc And Zinc-Alloy Plating Processes

Gains approvals from John Deere, GM, NCR and Alfagomma after processes were subjected to rigorous testing at each facility.

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Anodizing

Enthone Six Sigma Black Belt Graduation Marks 10th Class

Twenty-third class worldwide since the inception of the company-wide program in 2001.

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Powder Coating

Heraeus Acquires Vulcan Catalytics Systems

Acquisition of Vulcan Catalytics expands the process heating portfolio from Heraeus Noblelight to include both gas and electric heating systems for industrial applications.

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Electroplating

Iron Plating Questions and Answers

What types of baths are available for iron plating?

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Liquid Coating

Is Your Electroplating Waste Hazardous?

Some that bears precious metals is, and there are a host of regulations to consider when recycling.

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Anodizing

MacDermid Sponsors Automotive Decorative Finishes Seminar in Germany

Attendees updated on REACh as it relates to the “Plating on Plastic” industry; introduced to MacDermid’s latest innovations in hexavalent chromium-free pretreatment and plating technology.

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Electroplating

Majoy, Bell, McGuinness, Nebiolo, Ryan, Murphy and Roach Receive NASF Awards of Merit

The NASF honored 10 of the industry’s top leaders during their 7th Annual NASF Awards Presentation on June 9 at the NASF Pavilion as part of the 2014 SUR/FIN Conference.

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Liquid Coating

PRAB Adds Evaled Evaporative Line, Enters Wastewater Treatment Sector

Partnering with Italian company Veolia to market and support the exclusive Evaled line of evaporative technology in North America.

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Parts Cleaning

Rolling Along: Powder Coating Car And Truck Wheels.

Areway Acquisition finishes forged and cast aluminum wheels for many of the cars and trucks that you see on the road today.

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Anodizing

SIFCO ASC Achieves OHSAS 18001 Certification

OHSAS 18001 standard is an internationally accepted method used to assess and audit occupational health and safety management systems.

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Powder Coating

TCI Powder Coatings Customer Event Provides Knowledge, Fun

TCI Powder Coatings's Customer Appreciation Event in June acknowledged and supported their custom coaters and OEM customers.

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Mechanical Finishing

What’s in a Burr?

An unclear definition has led to an industry standard for classifying burrs.

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Electroplating

Zincate Replacement Process for Aluminum

Are there alternatives to zincate processes for preparing aluminum parts for plating?

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Electroplating

Greener Hard Chromium Plating

By improving tribological properties as well as corrosion resistance, hard chromium plating can lower energy consumption of moving parts and machinery, reduce the need to replace parts frequently, leading to reduced waste and improved efficiency.

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